Discover Burien Assoc

Analysis

Discover Burien Assoc is a registered charity in United States, based in Burien, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Discover Burien Assoc reported income of $520k and spending of $594k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $252k to $520k (+107%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 117% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Discover Burien Assoc sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 69th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include S Tracy Howard Project ($520k), Millers Crew Inc ($520k) and Brady Social Enterprises Inc ($520k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 38% and program service revenue 51% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $221k. At year end it held assets of $393k against liabilities of $528k, net assets of -$135k. It reported 12 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.